Talk:Michael B. Currie

Evidence of programming in 1997:

https://usenetarchives.com/index.php?s=%22michael%20currie%22&t=0&p=1 https://usenetarchives.com/author.php?id=41405139

I would like to add an item to the OWL FAQ, comparing OWL and MFC. What, exactly, are the differences between OWL and MFC, and is there a difference in cost, speed, code size, learing curve, and others. I am an OWL programmer, but I am wondering wether I should spend the time to learn a whole new Windows Class Library just to be compatible with another group of programmers. Thanks for any insight into the subject.

-Mike

10 August 1997 (age 15):

I am in the process of creating a small windows game, but there is surprisingly little discussion on methods for having the screen change (such as a ball bounce, a spaceship move, ect.) without an "event" such as EV_WM_LBUTTONDOWN or EV_WM_KEYDOWN. The only method I have found is using the WM_TIMER message, but this is not fast enough, nor accurate enough. If anyone has any ideas as to how to fix my problem, I would be very grateful. Thanks

QUESTION:

I am developing a windows program in OWL that requires an one object of type TObject available to all

member functions in the window class (the class that is derived from TFrameWindow). So I declared a

pointer like this:

TObject* objectPointer;

And then in the window object's constructor, I initialized it in the constructor like this:

objectPointer = new TObject(argument1, argument2);

TObject's constructor that should have been called in that statement failed to initialize the member data

in the object! All the member data remained at 0!!!!!!!!!! WHY IS THAT HAPPENING????????????????

-I would appreciate any help on this subject (please email me your reply to rcu··e@alu··u.ca as

I cannot access my newsgroups program for another two weeks). Thanks, Michael Currie

Lineage

The Currie line:

• John (1846-1911)
• Alex (1890-1964)
• Jack (1915-2009)
• Ron (1947-)
• Michael (1982-)

Lucy Currie

Jack Currie

Mary Ann

Ronald Currie

William "Bill" Currie

Maxime

Michael Currie

Carolyn

The "Currie" name in North America as started by John Currie depends on male descendants, and therefore, since Scottish immigrant John Currie had only one adult son (Alex), the only ones keeping the line alive are:

Male descendants of Clyde Currie:

  ALLAN (1943-): Michael, Ian, Jason: Matthew (2004-) + possible descendants of Michael

Male descendants of Jack Currie:

  RON: Michael Currie (1982-)
  DOUG: Ian, Jeff: Jackson Currie, Grady Currie
  BILL: David: Samuel David Currie (2006-), Theo Reis Currie (2009-)

So at present we still have 6 men under 40 with the name Currie in North America descending from John Currie.

• Michael Currie (1982)
• Matthew Currie (2004)
• Jackson Currie (~2004)
• Grady Currie (~2004)
• Samuel David Currie (2006)
• Theo Reis Currie (2009)

How many generations Canadian

Tracing all anscestors back to when they arrived in North America:

Ron -> Jack -> Alex -> John Currie (Scotland, 8 June 1883)

Ron -> Jack -> Alex -> Mary Riddell (Scotland, 8 June 1883)

Ron -> Jack -> Anna -> George Snook (1892, from Salsbury, England)

Ron -> Jack -> Anna -> Anna Parsons -> parents (??? Newfoundland)

Ron -> Lucy -> John Cooke (circa 1913, from Maesteg Wales, originally England)

Ron -> Lucy -> Rose True (circa 1913, from Maesteg Wales, originally Wiltshire County, England)

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Clint -> William Newman -> James Newman (1845, from England)

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Clint -> William Newman -> Mary Ann Elliott (1845, from Ireland)

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Clint -> Lorana Wilkinson -> ???

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Eugenia Swift (born in Buffalo, New York) -> John R. Swift (born in Canada) -> father from England

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Eugenia Swift (born in Buffalo, New York) -> John R. Swift (born in Canada) -> mother from Ireland

Mary Ann -> Bruce -> Eugenia Swift (born in Buffalo, New York) -> Tereza Kuntz (born in New York) -> ??

Mary Ann -> Ruth -> Joseph Coulter (born in Milverton 1871) -> ??

Mary Ann -> Ruth -> Williamina McNaughton -> James McNaughton -> ??

Mary Ann -> Ruth -> Williamina McNaughton -> Mary McCormick -> William McCormick -> ??

Mary Ann -> Ruth -> Williamina McNaughton -> Mary McCormick -> Elizabeth McMillan -> ??

Earliest verified ancestor in North America?

Ron 1883 (likely earlier due to Newfoundland) at least 5th generation Canadian

Mary Ann 1845 (likely earlier on Ruth's side) at least 5th generation Canadian

Jack 1883 (likely earlier due to Newfoundland) at least 4th generation Canadian

Lucy 1913 2nd generation Canadian

Bruce 1845 at least 4th generation North American

Ruth 1871 (likely much earlier) at least 5th generation Canadian

Michael at least 6th generation Canadian, since at least 1845.